DESARROLLO DE COMPETENCIAS BÁSICAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Abstract
Se ha escrito abundantemente sobre las competencias en la enseñanza superior y las opciones para desarrollarlas, no obstante, este tema no es un asunto cerrado, porque el aprendizaje basado en competencias es un asunto que concierne a todos los docentes universitarios que tenemos a cargo una o más asignaturas en el pregrado. La necesidad de instaurar formas de desarrollo de competencias básicas de investigación está presente desde el primer año de universidad, lamentablemente, esta necesidad suele estar relegada a la materia de Metodología de la Investigación, o asignaturas similares, ubicada generalmente en los últimos cursos del ciclo de estudios, y frecuentemente con un propósito: preparar a los estudiantes para la titulación. Afortunadamente, hay esfuerzos regionales para que las instituciones de educación superior puedan compatibilizar acciones sobre cómo y qué enseñar en materia de investigación, de manera que la movilidad entre instituciones y entre países, sea más asequible tanto para estudiantes como para profesionales, en el presente ensayo se lleva a cabo un breve recuento de la evolución del concepto de competencia, además de los esfuerzos regionales, como el Proyecto Tuning, para establecer acuerdos sobre bases comunes para la estandarización de su desarrollo. Este documento concluye con el esbozo de una propuesta dirigida a las instituciones educativas sobre el tipo de competencias básicas o genéricas que deberían desarrollar y el cómo hacer para lograrlo.
There are abundant materials about competencies in higher education and the options to develop them; however, this matter is not a closed matter, because competencies-based learning is an issue that concerns all university teachers who oversee one or more course in undergraduate programs. The need to develop basic research competencies is present from the first year of university, unfortunately, this need is usually relegated to the course of Research Methodology, or similar topics, generally placed towards the end of the university curriculum, and frequently with only one purpose: to prepare students to get a degree. Fortunately, there are regional efforts so that higher education institutions can reconcile actions on 'how' and 'what' to teach in terms of research, so that mobility between institutions and between countries is more accessible for both students and professionals, the current essay presents a brief description of the evolution of the competence concept, as well as the regional efforts, such as the Tuning Project, to establish agreements based on a common foundation for the standardization of its development. This document concludes with an outlined proposal for educational institutions about the type of core or generic competencies that they should develop, and the 'what' and 'how' to achieve it.
There are abundant materials about competencies in higher education and the options to develop them; however, this matter is not a closed matter, because competencies-based learning is an issue that concerns all university teachers who oversee one or more course in undergraduate programs. The need to develop basic research competencies is present from the first year of university, unfortunately, this need is usually relegated to the course of Research Methodology, or similar topics, generally placed towards the end of the university curriculum, and frequently with only one purpose: to prepare students to get a degree. Fortunately, there are regional efforts so that higher education institutions can reconcile actions on 'how' and 'what' to teach in terms of research, so that mobility between institutions and between countries is more accessible for both students and professionals, the current essay presents a brief description of the evolution of the competence concept, as well as the regional efforts, such as the Tuning Project, to establish agreements based on a common foundation for the standardization of its development. This document concludes with an outlined proposal for educational institutions about the type of core or generic competencies that they should develop, and the 'what' and 'how' to achieve it.
Description
Vol. 18, No. 1
Keywords
competencias, competencias genéricas, competencias básicas, competencias clave, metodología de la investigación, competences, generic competencies, basic competencies, key competences, research methodology, generic research competencies, competências, competências genéricas, competências básicas, competências-chave, metodologia de pesquisa